Figuring out how to choose the best pictures for your dating profile is easier said than done. Whether you’re selfie-obsessed and simply have too many to choose from, or you’re camera shy and seriously dreading taking some dating profile-friendly photos — it can be quite the process if you’re serious about putting your best face forward online. Which, btw, you should be: it’s not a secret that, when it comes to dating apps, people tend to swipe first and ask questions later. But like any true Millennial knows, all problems are Google-able, and this time it’s relationship-focused dating app Hinge coming to the rescue. Hinge released a Profile Picture Report that reveals exactly which kinds of pictures will be a guaranteed hit or miss on dating profiles. Hinge data scientists assigned 35 unique photo tags like: hair up versus hair down to a random sampling of a thousand photos, then they analyzed how often the photos were liked by other users. So if you’re unsure whether certain pictures will help or hinder your online dating game and need a little push in the right direction, look no further. Here’s how to pick the best photos for your dating profile — because first impressions do matter. If you’re normally not the sporty type, no need to fake it but, according to the Hinge data, photos of people participating in sports performed 75 percent better than the average photo. Photos of people having fun on a night out with friends got 74 percent more likes than the average picture, Hinge found.
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